2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 20 to 28 at Revolution Place in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The winning team represented Canada at the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
Teams
The 2016 Scotties is as notable for who did not qualify for the event as who did. Notably absent is the #1 ranked team in the world, Rachel Homan, who was defeated in the Ontario final by her club-mates, 2005 Hearts runner-up Jenn Hanna, who is representing Ontario. The 2015 runner up Valerie Sweeting rink lost in the Alberta final to the Chelsea Carey rink, the #5 ranked Tracy Fleury lost in the Northern Ontario final to 2010 Scotties bronze medalist Krista McCarville and the #8 ranked Stefanie Lawton rink lost in the Saskatchewan final to Jolene Campbell. The headline team for the 2016 Scotties is the defending Scotties and Olympic champion, Jennifer Jones who is representing Team Canada. Also returning from 2015 is the Suzanne Birt rink from Prince Edward Island, the Sylvie Robichaud rink from New Brunswick and the Kerry Galusha rink from the Northwest Territories. 2004 Canadian Junior champion Jill Brothers is representing Nova Scotia for the second time as skip. 2004 Hearts runner-up Marie-France Larouche is representing Quebec for the 7th time as skip, in her first Scotties since 2012. 2007 Canadian Junior champion Stacie Curtis is representing Newfoundland and Labrador for the third time as skip. Skipping the Yukon team was Nicole Baldwin, returning to the Hearts for the first time since 2007. Making their Scotties debut is Kerri Einarson from Manitoba and Karla Thompson from British Columbia, while Nunavut was represented for the first time ever in the Scotties, and was skipped by Geneva Chislett.The teams are listed as follows:
CTRS ranking
Pre-Qualifying Tournament
Standings
Final Round Robin Standings| Locale | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot Pct. |
| Karla Thompson | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 73% | |
| Kerry Galusha | 2 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 74% | |
| Nicole Baldwin | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 71% | |
| Geneva Chislett | 1 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45% |
Results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time.Draw 1
Thursday, February 18, 7:00 pmDraw 2
Friday, February 19, 7:30 amDraw 3
Friday, February 19, 4:20 pmPre-Qualifying Final
Saturday, February 20, 1:30 pmRound robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings| Locale | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot Pct. |
| Chelsea Carey | 9 | 2 | 78 | 59 | 47 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 84% | |
| Jennifer Jones | 9 | 2 | 90 | 59 | 49 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 87% | |
| Kerri Einarson | 7 | 4 | 81 | 75 | 46 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 82% | |
| Krista McCarville | 7 | 4 | 80 | 64 | 49 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 82% | |
| Jenn Hanna | 6 | 5 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 83% | |
| Jolene Campbell | 6 | 5 | 73 | 70 | 44 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 82% | |
| Jill Brothers | 6 | 5 | 71 | 70 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 79% | |
| Marie-France Larouche | 5 | 6 | 63 | 64 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 80% | |
| Suzanne Birt | 4 | 7 | 59 | 68 | 40 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 79% | |
| Stacie Curtis | 3 | 8 | 59 | 75 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 79% | |
| Karla Thompson | 2 | 9 | 55 | 87 | 38 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 74% | |
| Sylvie Robichaud | 2 | 9 | 59 | 74 | 44 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 79% |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time.Draw 1
Saturday, February 20, 1:30 pmDraw 2
Saturday, February 20, 6:30 pmDraw 3
Sunday, February 21, 8:30 amDraw 4
Sunday, February 21, 1:30 pmDraw 5
Sunday, February 21, 6:30 pmDraw 6
Monday, February 22, 1:30 pmDraw 7
Monday, February 22, 6:30 pmDraw 8
Tuesday, February 23, 8:30 amDraw 9
Tuesday, February 23, 1:30 pmDraw 10
Tuesday, February 23, 6:30 pmDraw 11
Wednesday, February 24, 8:30 amDraw 12
Wednesday, February 24, 1:30 pmDraw 13
Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 pmDraw 14
Thursday, February 25, 8:30 amDraw 15
Thursday, February 25, 1:30 pmDraw 16
Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pmDraw 17
Friday, February 26, 8:30 amPlayoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, February 26, 7:00 pm3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 27, 1:30 pmSemifinal
Saturday, February 27, 6:30 pmBronze medal game
Sunday, February 28, 1:30 pmFinal
Sunday, February 28, 6:30 pmStatistics
Round Robin onlyAwardsThe awards and all-star teams are as follows:;All-Star Teams First Team
;Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award
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